The popular craft of felting uses wool, water and soap to create a thick, strong and durable material – perfect for making a long-lasting bag.The Felted Bag Book shows how to try this exciting craft for yourself. Combining a number of different felting techniques – wet felting, knitted felting, crocheted felting and recycling – it offers 21 fun projects to experiment with wool and make truly stunning bags. Learn how to manipulate layers of wool tops for extra thickness, to knit and crochet fantastic designs and ways to embellish your bags with eye-catching motifs and trimmings.Whether you're looking for a sturdy shopping bag or a delicate evening clutch, there is a bag for every taste and for every occasion. And, with simple step-by-step instructions and inspiring photographs, it has never been easier to create one (or several) for yourself.
About the author
SUSIE JOHNS graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art and worked as a magazine editor for 11 years, specializing in crafts, cookery, and gardening. Since then she has writtenbooks on a variety of creative subjects including photo craft, jewelry making, collage, sewing, knitting, and crochet, and has contributed regular features for magazines. Susie is a qualified teacher and has run workshops in watercolors, beadwork, crochet, and knitting.
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